Now, all these years later, a lot of legends exist over the man. He didn’t invent the telescope, he wasn’t the first to point it at the sky, and he wasn’t even the first to publish his drawings.

Scientist celebrated today for changing our view of the universe. Aug. 25, 2009 — -- Who invented the telescope? Not Galileo. Who first pointed it at the heavens? Again, it wasn't Galileo. So ...

Galileo's first telescope offered limited magnification and a narrow field of view. He eventually succeeded in magnifying an object about 30 times, but realized that enlarging it any ...

Mark Archer reviews “Galileo’s Telescope: ... In late 1609, Galileo made watercolor drawings from his observations of the phases and surface of the moon. Photo: Scala / Art Resource, NY ...

Source: NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens" This resource was adapted from NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens." In 1610, when Galileo first pointed his newly built telescope toward the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On the evening of Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei turned his newly constructed telescope on ...